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A large hall filled with seated devotees in orange and saffron robes performing a group ritual. Many men sit on mats across the white tiled floor, some bare-chested with white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads, others in saffron cloth. In the foreground, several devotees sit before brass trays and small ritual vessels with flowers and oil lamps, and small brass lamps are arranged on low tables. One standing figure in a white dhoti with a gold border and bare upper body walks through the aisle. A central wooden table holds ritual objects. A wall-mounted screen and framed photographs decorate the back wall, and a large altar with red drapes is visible in the distance. A camera dolly sits at left.

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July 27 20172017-07-27 +1 copiesJuly 27 20172017-07-27July 02 20172017-07-02July 02 20172017-07-02July 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 02 20172017-07-02A large hall filled with rows of seated young men and boys in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls performing a group puja on mats on the floor. Many have white sacred ash or tilak marks on their bodies and are seated before brass plates, small bowls, flower petals and lamps. Some hold up small items during the ritual. A tripod-mounted camera stands at the left edge. Several standing figures appear along the back of the hall beneath wall banners and framed pictures. One girl in a pink-white dress sits at the right with hands raised in prayer.2017-07-20A large hall filled with many seated young people in saffron-orange robes, sitting in rows on mats with brass pooja plates, flower petals, small oil lamps and bowls of offerings before them. Several children in white dhotis and bare-chested boys with sandalwood or ash markings on their bodies sit in the foreground, some with hands folded or handling ritual items. A woman in a white sari stands at the right edge near a seated figure. Walls display framed pictures and a large screen hangs above, with a tripod camera at left. The setting resembles a group puja or ritual session in an ashram hall.2017-07-20A large hall filled with seated devotees in saffron-orange cloths, many bare-chested with white tilak markings on their foreheads, arranged in rows on the floor. In the foreground, a young man in orange wraps and a white dhoti sits in meditation posture with palms joined, while others beside him hold small brass plates of offerings. Trays of brass puja items, flowers, small lamps and a kalasha-like vessel sit on the floor. A woman in dark dress stands at the left near a tripod camera. Two large screens at the back show a figure in red. The scene looks like a group puja or satsang.2017-07-02A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees in orange and saffron garments, many bare-chested with white ash markings on their foreheads and arms, and rudraksha malas around their necks. Many sit cross-legged on mats, some holding small brass vessels, flower offerings and oil lamps during what appears to be a group puja or ritual. Several young boys and girls in orange and white dhotis sit in the front rows. A lit oil lamp is visible at the right edge beside a wooden table of offerings. Above the crowd, a large framed picture and banners hang on the white wall. The image is a photograph of the gathering, with no clearly identifiable a person figure visible in the frame.2017-07-02A photograph inside an open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange-washed walls, showing rows of seated devotees on woven mats performing a ritual. In the foreground, a man in orange robes sits with brass thalis holding flowers, oil lamps and small bowls. Men in white dhotis with saffron-trimmed shawls sit with hands folded in prayer. A man in orange robes and a shaved head sits centre-right with a rudraksha mala, and a bald man in white holds a small object near a brass plate. Behind them, many more participants in white and orange sit in rows along a red carpet, and a camera on a tripod films the scene at left. Cloth-wrapped kalasha-style pillars with colourful patterns hang from the ceiling, and framed posters line the back walls.2010-10-30A large seated ritual gathering in a hall with white floors, where many young men and boys in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged on mats. Many have white sacred ash markings on their bodies and rudraksha malas around their necks. Brass oil lamps and small flames are lit in front of them, with pink flower garlands, banana-leaf plates, green plates, bowls of offerings and brass bells on the floor. Behind them, more seated participants and robed figures fill the room, with a stage and banners at the far end.2017-07-27